Markets & Investing

SGX will not pay a one-time dividend

Muthukrishnan Ramaswami, acting chief financial officer of Singapore Exchange, said the bourse has no plans to pay a one-time dividend and would like...

SGX will not pay a one-time dividend

Muthukrishnan Ramaswami, acting chief financial officer of Singapore Exchange, said the bourse has no plans to pay a one-time dividend and would like...

Derivatives volume up 15% in July

Daily average volume was 252,751 contracts.

Goodbye Bill Gates, hello Vera Wang

In the last 12 months we have seen a rise in the number of creative entrepreneurs starting up businesses in Singapore. Fezzi, Smaato, ThoughtBuzz...

Family over money or money over family?

Family business Family businesses are the ones that are owned and managed by one or more of the family members. These members have a significant...

How is business intelligence valuable for SMEs?

Countries in the Southeast Asian region have huge communities of small-to-medium scale enterprises (SMEs), many of whom employ thousands of workers...

SMEs' giant role in the global market

The common picture of SMEs is that of a sector battered by recession, overlooked by governments, and starved of credit by banks. Many small business...

SGX securities market begins whole-day trading

Monday’s trade from 12.30pm to 2.00pm generated $110mn, contributing to 6.4% of the day’s trading.

Asian IPOs slowed to US$54.3 billion

Compared to last year, this is down 25% while Follow-Ons have grown by 6% consecutively.

Buying investment products? Pass this test first

MAS now requires that a customer be assessed prior to the sale to ensure the risks and features are understood.

Singapore Exchange appoints Christine Lie as Senior Vice President

She will be reporting to Executive Vice President & Head of Listings, Mr Lawrence Wong.

SMX starts trading GBP-USD and EUR-USD cash-settled currency futures

Number of contracts on the exchange reaches 11 as trading volume and turnover surges.

SMX’s membership, trading volume, turnover at all time high

The exchange’s trade volume at 9,659 contracts, trade turnover surpassed US$350mn and membership more than doubles at over 50.

HSBC partners with EDB to lure foreign companies to Singapore

They will target large and mid-sized global companies from various parts of the world over the next three years.

Investor confidence drops

The Singapore Investor Confidence Index Poll reveals there was an increase in the percentage of investors who will be more conservative amidst global...

Straits Asia’s profits down 12.3% QoQ to US$37m

Blame it on lower production volumes and higher cash costs.

SMX trading volumes surpass 5000 mark in July

The exchange’s larger basket of contracts provide accessibility to a wider range of market participants.